Correctional Advanced Practice Nurse / Psychiatric / Mental Health at Ohio Department of Administrative Services

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Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Oct, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Nursing, Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Customer Service, Medical Charting, Medication Management, Attention to Detail, Teamwork, Time Management, Confidentiality, Adaptability

Industry

Government Administration

Description

What you’ll do at DBH: 1. Provides direct psychiatric/mental health care, creates & implements mental health treatment plan & performs advanced nursing duties within boundaries of licensure: a. Monitors mental health progress of patients & intervenes in the course of mental illnesses using agency policies & protocols for guidance. b. Performs routine & crisis mental health evaluations & reports of patients in need of &/or receiving psychiatric level of care to determine mental health diagnosis. c. Evaluates patients with acute & chronic mental illness & prescribes medications or administers treatment. d. Evaluates necessity for referral of consultations inside or outside the institutional, facility and/or correctional setting. e. Orders & reviews results of laboratory & other diagnostic testing. 2. Maintains required mental health records: a. Documents mental health information gathered during patient interviews/histories according to agency guidelines, policies, protocols & agency-professionally accredited standards. b. Documents mental health assessments & diagnostic impressions & follow up parameters. c. Writes mental health evaluations & reports for offenders in need of &/or receiving psychiatric level of care. d. Writes summary & maintains written account of patient progress & is instrumental in the development of treatment plans for offenders on the mental health caseload. 3. Provides clinical direction to registered nurses & other subordinate mental health staff; provides for medical consultation to all programs in mental health. 4. Participates in professional & agency committees & meetings: a. Attends professional meetings as requested by warden, director of clinical services or equivalent. b. Participates in continuous quality improvement & Suicide Prevention Assessment & Response Team or equivalent activities; attends meetings as requested. c. Serves as resource for patients & families utilizing areas of clinical expertise & provides advice regarding mental health maintenance & promotion & identifies mental health risk factors. d. Attends in-services &/or other continuing education offerings relative to growth & development as advanced practice nurse – psychiatric – mental health. e. Directs preparation of technical information materials & continuing education seminars; maintains clinical competency. This is an hourly position covered by the SEIU/1199 bargaining unit (union), with a pay range of #15 on the SEIU/1199 Pay Range Schedule. Normal working hours are 8am - 4:30pm. This position is located within our Northwest Behavioral Healthcare CampusNorthwest Behavioral Healthcare Campus at 930 South Detroit Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43614930 South Detroit Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43614. Unless required by any applicable union contract and/or requirements of the Ohio Revised Code, the selected candidate will begin at Step 1 of the pay range schedule listed above, with an opportunity for pay increase after six months of satisfactory performance and then a yearly raise thereafter. Position Qualifications: *Applications of those who meet the minimum qualifications will be further evaluated against the following criteria: All eligible applications shall be reviewed considering the following criteria: qualifications, experience, education, and active disciplinary record. Minimum Qualifications: Valid license as Registered Nurse; completion of advanced level practice nurse program for Clinical Nurse Specialist or Certified Nurse Practitioner in psychiatric/mental health specialty & certified by Ohio Board of Nursing for advanced practice with valid certificate of authority & certificate to prescribe in accordance with ORC 4723. Job Skills: Nursing Technical Skills: Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Customer Service, Medical Charting, Medication Management Professional Skills: Attention to Detail, Teamwork, Time Management, Confidentiality, Adaptability

Responsibilities

The Correctional Advanced Practice Nurse provides direct psychiatric and mental health care, creates and implements treatment plans, and performs advanced nursing duties. They also maintain mental health records and provide clinical direction to nursing staff.